service pack 2

[Guest]

I am putting together a computer with windows xp and I am wondering if I
have to add service pack 1 along with service pack 2. Or is service pack 1
included in the service pack 2 CD?

 

[WTC]

I am putting together a computer with windows xp and I am wondering if
I
have to add service pack 1 along with service pack 2. Or is service pack
1 included in the service pack 2 CD?

Service Pack 2 is what you require, it contains all the updates that were in
SP1.

Good Luck

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

SP2 supersedes SP1 in its entirety. There is no reason
to install SP1 prior to installing SP2. I would suggest
creating a new Windows XP CD with SP2 slipstreamed
and then use the new CD to install Windows XP:

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I am putting together a computer with windows xp and I am wondering if I
| have to add service pack 1 along with service pack 2. Or is service pack 1
| included in the service pack 2 CD?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Dan,

SP2 includes SP1 as well.

Q: Do I need to install Windows XP Service Pack 1 before installing the
Service Pack 2?

No, Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes Service Pack 1 and it's a direct
replacement for Windows XP Service Pack 1. Service packs are cumulative.
This means that the problems that are fixed in a service pack are also
fixed in later service packs. For example, Windows XP SP2 contains all
the fixes that are included in Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). You do
not have to install an earlier service pack before you install Windows
XP SP2.

Similarly, you don't have to uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 1 before
installing Service Pack 2.

In short, you can do any the following:

1) Install SP2 directly in a base XP installation

-or-

2) Install SP2 directly with SP1 already installed in the system.

-or-

3) Create a slip-streamed XP CD (with SP2 and run a clean installation).
Follow the slipstream advice here:
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html